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...population.Recently retired ADF&G Research Biologist DavePerson began investigating the population with noninvasive techniques...Service's Big Thorne timber sale is former ADF&G biologist DavePerson, who called it, in a 21-page declaration, "the...

...don't have Big Thorne and you're going to have, hopefully, a resilient ecological predator-prey community," Dr. DavePerson said. "But you can't have both. There's no win-win here. It's win-lose. You have to decide, do you sacrifice...

...in Southeast Alaska. In fact, illegal wolf killings could be a third of the total wolf harvest in the region, said DavePersons, Tongass National Forest biologist. In a 1993-2001 study of 59 radio-collared wolves, 34 of the animals were...

...week-long project in early summer to document some of the work being done by Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist DavePerson on Prince of Wales Island. Person has been studying these wolves for 12 years, and for the past five he's been looking...

...waded into the water to grab a fish and pulled it flopping onto the bank, where she ate just the head. It's a scene DavePerson has witnessed many times. The Alaska Fish and Game biologist has been studying wolves on Prince of Wales Island for...

...as an important part of the ecosystem. The issue holds a special relevance in Southeast Alaska. Research scientist DavePerson of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has studied the animals and recognizes Southeast is a special case, saying...

...plants in the digestive tract at the same time can minimize or diminish the toxic effects of some foods, said biologist DavePerson of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Researchers also have found that animals will eat clay or lick minerals...

...weather." When deer are at or over the carrying capacity of the range, they can seriously impact their habitat. DavePerson, a Ketchikan-based state wildlife biologist, said there is an important balance between moderate and over-browsing...